Jesse Ventura Discusses Politics on Larry King Live

Last night, former Independent Governor of Minnesota Jesse Ventura was on Larry King Live to discuss the War in Iraq, the 2008 Presidential Election, and what he really thinks of the Democratic and Republican Parties and our two-party system:

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Ventura made a few mistatements throughout the course of the interview, not the least of which is that Dick Cheney is Vice President and not Secretary of Defense. Still, it’s kind of amusing to listen to an Independent go off on the Democratic and Republican parties and give an insider’s take on what Democrats and Republicans do to keep third party and Independent candidates off the ballot.

Also, the final segment has two Democratic Party hacks and two Republican Party hacks telling Ventura how much they admire his independence before reverting into their assigned role of sputtering out talking points on behalf of their preferred Democratic/Republican presidential candidate.

Cross-posted at The Coming Realignment.

2 Responses to “Jesse Ventura Discusses Politics on Larry King Live”

1. runasim says:

   April 3, 2008 at 4:36 pm

   Ventura allows people to vent by proxy. .
   He nicely lists all the things that are wrong with the current situation.

   He fails my pragmatism test, however, because all his solutions are non-solutions.
   We shoud stop doing X. Fine. Then how do you deal wtih the consequences?
   There are always consequences, and a failure to act can cause as much trouble as any action, at times.
   I respect people with ideals, havivng a few myself,, but when it comies to leadership, I look for a more down-to-earth person, willing to get his hands dirty in the work of sorting our complexities instead of depending on ideals to sort themselves out.
2. shellius says:

   April 7, 2008 at 6:47 am

   That wasn't a mistake about Dick Cheney — he was talking about Dick Cheney's first gig in the White House. He was the 17th Secretary of Defense under the first president Bush.
   Ventura is as down to earth as it gets. He's a realist and if he was seriously running for president I'd vote for him. I might anyway.